Well, it's been dead to me since Lucas ruined it - so it can only go up from here.

That said, I have no reason to believe Disney wants to do anything special. Seeing as how the franchise is still going strong even after being turned into shit - they don't have to make much of an effort. They just have to market it to high heaven and let hype do the rest.

But it would be really interesting if they handed the movie over to people with passion and talent. The setting has almost infinite potential.

$4B for the whole thing? Why did Lucas sell for a bargain price? A single Star Wars film should make them close to $1B with cinema, BD, re-releases and franchising, especially with the Disney machine behind it.

Originally Posted by Gorath
$4B for the whole thing? Why did Lucas sell for a bargain price? A single Star Wars film should make them close to $1B with cinema, BD, re-releases and franchising, especially with the Disney machine behind it.

Well because Lucas has lost his passion for the entire business. During a recent article he said he was dissatisfied with the current film industry. He said he would never direct another Star Wars movie.

I liked the movies, but not much of the "expanded universe". TFU was - in my view - the death spell, or how it's called.

-- “ Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction.“ (E.F.Schumacher, Economist, Source)

It's weird that Disney paid 7 billion for Pixar studios but 'only' 4 billion for Lucasfilms. Lucasfilms is also behind Indiana Jones, etc. I would have never thought Pixar to be valued that high, especially in comparison to Lucasfilms.

Disney will pay about half in cash and half in stock, issuing 40 million Disney shares in the transaction.

The deal follows Disney's acquisitions of Pixar studios for $7.4bn in 2006 and Marvel comics for $4.2bn in 2009.

Originally Posted by Gorath
$4B for the whole thing? Why did Lucas sell for a bargain price? A single Star Wars film should make them close to $1B with cinema, BD, re-releases and franchising, especially with the Disney machine behind it.

He will likely continue to receive some royalties once the $4B is recouped (with interest).

Originally Posted by Drithius
It's weird that Disney paid 7 billion for Pixar studios but 'only' 4 billion for Lucasfilms. Lucasfilms is also behind Indiana Jones, etc. I would have never thought Pixar to be valued that high, especially in comparison to Lucasfilms.

The revenue from all the Pixar films and toys is at least comparable, but it was worth even more to Disney because had Pixar gone to another studio it would have resulted in some stiff competition. At the time of the acquisition, Disney was earning more revenue from the Pixar films compared to its own 2D animated features.

Generally not too bad I hope - I actually like it when movie characters suddenly break into song, see 'Southland Tales'- , but I'm pretty worried about the future of The Clone Wars series (rights: Warner Brothers) which happens to be my favorite part of the SW universe since '77.

Originally Posted by CrazyIrish
I dont know, the aborted sci fi Firefly was easily better than the newer trilogy. It had humor, sure. But it had everything else too.

It was good entertainment, but it was ultimately hollow. Whedon is good at providing entertainment - but he's not someone I would want for a serious treatment of Star Wars.

Case in point: The last episode of Firefly with that assassin character. Really interesting and engaging. Great dialogue and funny jokes. But it all ends up being nothing at all. Nothing is actually said - and we simply have things mused upon by a good actor.

But that's me, and a lot of people probably just want more popcorn ala Avengers.

The more I think about it, the more I think Ben Affleck would be a great choice. He's a big Star Wars fan - and he's something of a geek. He's also proven himself to be a fantastic director.

I think it would be really interesting to see someone like him take it on.

But I fear they will go with the likes of J.J. Abrams or Whedon. They're probably safer in business terms, because they appeal to the masses in a very big way.

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Originally Posted by Jaz
Generally not too bad I hope - I actually like it when movie characters suddenly break into song, see 'Southland Tales'- , but I'm pretty worried about the future of The Clone Wars series (rights: Warner Brothers) which happens to be my favorite part of the SW universe since '77.

The Clone Wars is made in house by LucasFilms Animation (Singapore studio). This mean the 6th season will just move to the Disney Network, unless they break the current contract for the 5th season. Also, the Star Wars comics are probably going (back) to Marvel (owned by Disney) once the current contract end with Dark Horse.

Their might be a few others contractual none-renewal when Disney already have a "medium" to publish the content in their holding.

Star Wars has pretty much lost its shine for me since the prequel disappointment, followed up by almost every recent Star Wars video game being a pile of crap. I'm past caring what they do with the franchise.